Mendocino County Municipal Code Ch. 20.548 Amendments

The purpose of this Chapter is to provide procedures to change the boundaries of districts or change any other provisions of this Division.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

(A) An application to amend this Division may be initiated by:

(1) Minute order of the Board of Supervisors; or

(2) Minute order of the Planning Commission; or

(3) Recommendation of the Department of Planning and Building Services; or

(4) An application of one (1) or more property owners affected by the proposed amendment; such application shall be filed with the Planning and Building Services Department on forms provided and shall be accompanied by a fee.

(B) An application for amendment of the text or map(s) of this Division may also be initiated in conjunction with an application for an amendment of the Coastal Element of the General Plan. An application for a general plan amendment shall be filed with the Planning and Building Services Department on forms provided and shall be accompanied by a fee.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

(A) An application for amendment of this Division shall be made on the prescribed form and filed with the Planning and Building Services Department. The fee established by the Board of Supervisors shall be paid when the application is submitted.

(B) The application for amendment shall include information concerning the need and reason for the amendment.

(C) An application to amend the maps of this Division shall include a map of the proposed amendment area depicting the affected area by Assessor's parcel number.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

(A) Administrative Review. The Planning and Building Services Department shall process the application for amendment through the project review process in accordance with Sections 65800 through 65993 of the Government Code, Sections 21000 through 21176 of the Public Resources Code, Sections 13500 through 13577 and Sections 15000 through 15387 of the California Administrative Code.

(B) Planning Commission Hearing. After Administrative Review, the Planning Commission shall hold a duly noticed public hearing on the application for amendment.

(C) Action by the Planning Commission. After the hearing, the Planning Commission shall render its decision in the form of a report incorporating a written recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.

(D) Action by the Board of Supervisors. After holding a noticed public hearing, the Board of Supervisors may approve, modify, or disapprove the recommendation of the Planning Commission provided, however, that any modification of the proposed amendment by the Board of Supervisors shall first be referred to the Planning Commission for report and recommendation, but the Planning Commission shall not be required to hold a public hearing thereon. Failure of the Planning Commission to report within forty (40) days after the reference shall be deemed to be approval of the proposed modification.

(E) Notice of Action. Within ten (10) days after a decision by the Board of Supervisors, the Clerk of the Board shall give notice of the decision to the applicant for the amendment and any other party who has requested such notice.

(F) Notice of Environmental Determination. Following each amendment approved by the Board of Supervisors where the County is the Lead Agency, a Notice of Determination shall be filed pursuant to all requirements of Sections 15075 and 15094 of the California Administrative Code and Section 21152 of the California Public Resources Code.

(G) Coastal Commission Certification. Approval of an application for an amendment shall not become effective until the amendment has been approved and certified by the Coastal Commission.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

Upon the consent of the Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors, any application for an amendment may be withdrawn upon the written notice of any person who signed such application. The Board of Supervisors or the Planning Commission, as the case may be, may abandon any proceedings for an amendment initiated by its own resolution of intention, provided that such abandonment may be made only when such proceedings are before such body for consideration and provided that any hearing of which public notice has been given shall be held.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

Whenever the zoning covering a property is changed from one zone to another with respect to any property, the Planning and Building Services Department shall, within ten (10) days, notify the County Assessor.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)